IDS Center

1:3000 scale miniature paper model, about 3.25 inches tall when built

Architect Philip Johnson designed this 57-story tower, completed in 1972. The tallest skyscraper in Minneapolis overshadows the previous title holder Foshay Tower, a block away. The complex features a hotel, office tower and retail around the glass-enclosed Crystal Court, the nexus of the city skyway system.

Read more:

• Official site of the IDS Center
• StarTribune facts about the tower
• A critical look at the Crystal Court atrium
• 50th anniversary history of the Minneapolis Skyway system
• The IDS Center featured prominently in the opening of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, and a statue now marks the place where she famously tossed her hat in the air

How to build the IDS Center Order the postcard